J Reconstr Microsurg 2018; 34(08): 616-623
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1661366
Original Article: WSRM 2017 Scientific Paper
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Distally Based Peroneus Brevis Muscle Flap for Large Leg, Ankle, and Foot Defects: Anatomical Finding and Clinical Application

Magdy Ahmed Abd-Al-Moktader
1   Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
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Publication History

25 December 2017

28 April 2018

Publication Date:
28 June 2018 (online)

Abstract

Background Peroneus brevis muscle flap is a distinguished, distally based safe flap that can be manipulated to cover small defects in the leg and ankle. For large-sized defects, a more distal, larger flap is required either locally or distantly.

Methods Forty-two distally based peroneus brevis muscle flaps were elevated in 42 patients (30 males and 12 females) with major lower leg, ankle, and proximal foot defects of 6 to 15 cm in length and 6 to 12 cm in width. Anatomical findings were recorded as number, size, and sources of blood supply, entry sites, the lowermost two arterial supplies, internal distribution of blood supply to the muscle, the relationship between external and internal distribution of the blood vessels, the length of the muscle, the entry site of the main artery, and the splitting of the proximal portion of the peroneus brevis muscle to increase its width to sufficiently cover large defects.

Results The anatomical findings suggested that the muscle can be safely extended to cover a large defect in the leg, ankle, or proximal foot. In addition, the longitudinal splitting of the muscle increases its width by up to three times, making it an excellent long-surviving flap to cover a large defect.

Conclusion A distally based peroneus brevis muscle flap has a rich blood supply and safely reaches the proximal foot, with a secure splitting to cover large defects in the leg, ankle, and proximal foot.

Ethical Standards

The procedures performed in this study were in accordance with the ethical standards of the Institutional Research Committee (Al-Azhar Faculty of Medicine Ethical Committee, Cairo, Egypt) and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.


Patient Consent

Informed consent from all individual participants included in this study was obtained.


 
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